Main Idea and Key Details

Main Idea and Key Details

Assessment

Assessment

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Renee Cotton

2nd - 5th Grade

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CCSS
RL.3.2, RL.4.1, RL.4.2

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1 min • 1 pt

What does the MAIN IDEA of a story tell the reader?

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

5 mins • 1 pt

There are many fun things to do at the beach.  Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach.  Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed.  Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun.  It is also fun to look for shells.  Some people simply like to sunbathe.
What is the main idea?

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

5 mins • 1 pt

Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.  Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball.  They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.  Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.
What is the main idea?

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

5 mins • 1 pt

A bat can fly at night or even with its eyes closed.  But if you cover its ears, it can't fly very well.  Bats make sounds that people can't hear.  The bats find their way by listening to these sounds as they echo off things.  Bats even locate insects to eat by following the sounds that bounce off the bugs.  People use their eyes, but bats use their ears to know where they're going.  This paragraph mainly tells:

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

5 mins • 1 pt

I can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted... but we still don’t want to leave!
What is the main idea?

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

2 mins • 1 pt

Key details give important information to support the main idea.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

5 mins • 1 pt

Read the following details and determine the main idea of the words.

-theater

-candy

-popcorn

-dark

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

5 mins • 1 pt

Mount Rushmore is a huge carving in a stone cliff. The carving shows the faces of four U.S. presidents. They are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota. Each year many people visit this amazing sight.

What is a detail that tells about the main idea?

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

5 mins • 1 pt

You can make all sorts of things with Legos. (Which detail doesn't belong?)

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

5 mins • 1 pt

You'll have many instruments to choose from in 6th grade band. (Which one doesn't belong?)

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